On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General announced its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which aims to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and pursue claims against entities...more
On April 23, 2025, the White House issued an executive order directing the Secretary of Education to investigate and hold accountable accreditors of institutions of higher education that engage in unlawful discriminatory...more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities, aimed at reinforcing and expanding the enforcement of Section 117 of the Higher...more
As both chambers of Congress worked to pass their versions of the budget resolution, tax writers on the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, along with their respective leadership, had to decide...more
On Feb. 18, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” which subjects traditionally “independent” agencies to many of the same supervisory measures as typical federal...more
Since the President signed the February 10, 2025 Executive Order (Order) pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (Client Alert: President Trump issues Executive Order “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices...more
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Last night, in a move with wide-ranging implications for American companies doing business abroad, President Trump issued an executive order (Order) temporarily halting enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)....more